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November Online Winners – The South African Story with Archbishop Desmond Tutu by Benny Gool & Roger Friedman

1. December 2011

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The winners of our November online competition for The South African Story with Archbishop Desmond Tutu by Benny Gool & Roger Friedman are Petro Nhlapo and Jane Hey CONGRATULATIONS!

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October Online Winners- Morgan Tsvangirai- At the Deep End by Morgan Tsvangirai with T William Bango

1. November 2011

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The winners of our October online competition for Morgan Tsvangirai – At the Deep End by Morgan Tsvangirai with T William Bango are Karen Larsen and Kundai Matangira CONGRATULATIONS!

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Congrats to the winners of our September newsletter giveaway

11. October 2011

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Well done to Annelize Mostert, Ben Delport, Wouna Collett, Philip Orolowitz and Mabel Dalby  – you have each won a copy of Johan Stemmet’s new book Woord vir Woord, which should arrive with you soon. To be in line to win books each month, sign up to our newsletter here.

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Congrats to the winners of our Surfer’s Code giveaway

3. October 2011

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Well done to Stephen Embleton from Westville, Byron Verreyne from Joburg and Liezel Fogarty from Homestead! You will shortly be receiving your copy of Surfer’s Code. If you’d like to hear about more book giveaways (as well as all other book-related news), sign up to our newsletter here.

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September Online Winners- Woord vir Woord, Johan Stemmet

3. October 2011

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The winners of our September online competition for Woord vir Woord by Johan Stemmet are Desiree Midgley and Louanne Mostert CONGRATULATIONS!

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World Cup Fever

14. September 2011

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  By now, you should all be in the swing of things as far as the Rugby World Cup is concerned and we hope you’re looking forward to our next clash with Fiji on Saturday! We’ve got an awesome line-up (or should that be line-out?!) of rugby related books to entertain you, while you’re breaking out the BLITZ [...]

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Carolyn Jessop doing interviews after Warren Jeffs Trial

8. September 2011

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The author of Escape and Triumph, Carolyn Jessop, formerly an escaped member of the FLDS (Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) cult, is now doing interviews after providing testimony at the trial of the former cult leader, Warren Jeffs. Jeffs was recently sentenced after being convicted of sexual assault and marrying at least two underage "child brides". Read more about the sentencing on the BBC website.

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The Swordmaster’s Apprentice

8. September 2011

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Penguin Books and Exclusive Books take pleasure in inviting you to the launch of Edward Burke’s book The Swordmaster’s Apprentice. The Swordmaster’s Apprentice Book Launch

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MEET A LIVING LEGEND

5. September 2011

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World champion surfer and successful entrepreneur, Shaun Tomson, will be chatting about his book, Surfer’s Code: 12 Simple Lessons for Riding Through Life this Saturday 10 September at The Book Boutique, 26 Rockview Road in Amanzimtoti at 10am. RSVP: thebookboutique@gmail.com/031-9836692

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Eat, Pray, Love for foodies…

2. September 2011

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Did anyone love Julie & Julia by Julie Powell as much as we did? Do you think the movie did the book justice? Either way, we’re sure you’ll be excited to know that Julie Powell will be attending the Toffie Food Festival taking place this weekend in the Cape Town City Hall. Toffie Food is a [...]

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